Iran’s insatiable demand for water, which is being drawn out of aquifers far faster than it can be replenished, is causing large chunks of farmland to sink and buildings to crack, according to a new study.
Estimates suggest the water levels in Iranian aquifers have declined by an average of nearly 1.5 feet (half a [...]
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Iran is sinking as groundwater resources disappear
Posted by Matt in September 24th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Iran, Water, Chunks, Compaction, Farmland, Groundwater, Groundwater Resources, Insatiable Demand, Iran, Soil, Study Estimates, Water Levels
China’s Disturbing Desert Creep
Posted by Matt in June 20th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, 1950s, Array, China Beijing, China Meteorological Administration, Desert Storm, Desertification, Deserts, Economic Impact, Farmland, Fragile Ecosystem, Giant Stretch, Goats, Jaran, Manchurians, Meteorology, National Battlefield, Outpost, Precarious Balance, Sandstorms, Subsistence Crops, Tengger, Three Decades, Top Producer, Yellow Earth
Forest clearing to create more farmland has destroyed the precarious balance of a fragile ecosystem.
In the 1950s, the government built the Hongyashan reservoir on the Shiyang River and in the three decades that followed, residents dug more than 10,000 wells. The positive economic impact was immediate: Minqin County became the top producer of wheat and [...]
South Korea plans farm development in Sudan to aid starving North Koreans
Posted by Matt in June 5th, 2008 | no comment
Published in Koreas, Aides, Cooperation, Farmland, Food Aid, Food Crisis, Grain Storage Facilities, Lee Myung-Bak, North Koreans, North-Korea, Omar El Bashir, President Lee, South Korean President, South-Korea, Sudan, Sudanese President
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak hopes to develop farmland in Sudan as part of efforts to secure offshore grain resources to help North Korea cope with its worsening food crisis.
Meeting with visiting Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, Lee discussed the proposed cooperation, which includes building grain storage facilities, Lee’s aides said.
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